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MusicNet deal provides Real profits

RealNetworks paid about $1.25m (£792,317) to its MusicNet venture for royalties and services last year, but it recouped nearly $1... Read more

23 April, 2003 by Stefanie Olsen

MusicNet chief: Download this, not Napster

...way to avoid getting sued like Napster. Since becoming chief executive of MusicNet last October, McGlade has held non-stop meetings with music labels, publishers... Read more

19 July, 2002 by Jim Hu

Real spreads Rhapsody

...the music technology industry. RealNetworks is also a 40 percent owner of MusicNet, a music subscription technology service that competes with Listen.com. RealNetworks has... Read more

27 February, 2003 by John Borland

MusicNet, Pressplay closing in on labels

MusicNet and Pressplay are close to rounding out their music offerings with deals... Read more

16 October, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Music industry seriously off-key

...the next six months or so. I would suggest we all boycott MusicNet and Pressplay as an appropriate reward for their foolishness. But that would... Read more

28 November, 2001 by David Coursey

Napster signs up record labels

...its proposed subscription service. The company has struck a distribution deal with MusicNet, the music subscription service jointly created by RealNetworks, Warner Music Group, Bertelsmann... Read more

6 June, 2001 by John Borland

Justice Dept ends scrutiny of record labels

...mid-2001, the regulators' investigation was said to be focused on the MusicNet and Pressplay online-music joint ventures and the possibility that the record... Read more

24 December, 2003 by John Borland

Anti-piracy feud bodes ill for Web music

...iPaq will not be able to play music from the Pressplay and MusicNet subscription services, which for the first time will make songs legally available... Read more

26 November, 2001 by Gwendolyn Mariano and John Borland

Napster announces deal with publishers

...and is expected to launch offering primarily this music. Another deal with MusicNet, which includes Warner Music Group, BMG Entertainment and EMI Recorded Music, could... Read more

25 September, 2001 by John Borland

AOL pumps up the volume

...Rod Stewart. The company is also a partner in online subscription service MusicNet, which lists RealNetworks, EMI Recorded Music and BMG Entertainment as its partners... Read more

23 July, 2001 by Jim Hu

RealNetworks unveils Napster-like service

...executive Rob Glaser gave a first public look on Thursday at the MusicNet subscription service his company is building, describing features that resemble Napster's... Read more

18 May, 2001 by John Borland

MSN joins Net music skirmishes

...music ring, targeting the same audience rival RealNetworks seeks with its ambitious MusicNet service. The software company will unveil a new MSN Music site Wednesday... Read more

4 April, 2001 by John Borland

Napster fury fills the Senate

Alanis Morissette speaks to Congress on musicians, their audience and the Internet Read more

4 April, 2001 by John Borland and Patrick Ross

RealNetworks signs online music pact

...EMI Group to bring about a new music subscription service online, dubbed MusicNet. Under the agreement, AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann and EMI will each own... Read more

2 April, 2001 by Melanie Austria Farmer

Napster clones toe music industry line

Music swapping services begin blocking downloads of copyrighted tunes on their services Read more

9 April, 2001 by John Borland

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